mud pies and shooting stars

“‘Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’” Mark 10:15

instead of grumbling about 

the sudden rain coming 

and messing up our carefully

arranged layers of soil,

may we find that lost joy

of making mud pies,

as we sit on the deck

in evening's shadows

fidgeting with our devices,

may we gaze up and

rediscover the wonders

of stars racing across the sky.

when we unclench our 

hearts filled with anger,

may we reach out for

the hands of little children

who will lead us back 

into your Community of 

life.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman